Recipe: Pavlova [edit]

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Edited by: Alisa Escanlar, Barnaby Dorfman, Helen Pitlick

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Yield: 12 servings

[edit] Ingredients

3	egg whites, room temp.
1	tablespoon sugar
¾	cup sugar
¼	teaspoon salt
1	teaspoon white vinegar
½	teaspoon vanilla
1	teaspoon cornstarch
3	kiwi, sliced
1	cup strawberries, sliced
1	cup heavy cream or Dream Whip

[edit] Preparation

Step 1	1. Grease and lightly flour a cookie sheet. Make an 8" circle on the sheet.
Step 2	2. Beat egg whites in bowl until soft peaks begin to form. Gradually beat in sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time and salt. Add vinegar and vanilla and beat until stiff peaks form.
Step 3	3. Sift cornstarch over the meringue; fold in. Spread on cookie sheet within marked circle; spoon higher on sides to form hollow.
Step 4	4. Bake in preheated very slow oven, 250 degrees, for 1 hour. Turn off oven; do not open oven door, leave meringue in oven 3 to 4 hours or until cool. Loosen from sheet with long spatula. Place on serving dish.
Step 5	5. Fill meringue with kiwi and berries. Any season fruit can be used. I sometimes use canned fruit.
Step 6	6. Beat heavy cream and 1 tablespoon sugar until stiff. Pipe cream over fruit.